This article gives an overview of liberalism in

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. It is limited to

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with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.

Introduction

Traditional liberalism began with the Progressive Club in 1855.

The timeline

Liberal Party of Peru

*1882: José Quimper founded the Liberal of Peru.

National Union

*1891:

Manuel González Prada Jose Manuel de los Reyes González de Prada y Ulloa (Lima, January 5, 1844 – Lima, July 22, 1918) was a Peruvian politician and anarchist, literary critic and director of the National Library of Peru. He is well remembered as a social cr ...

established the liberal National Union (''National Union'') or Radical Party. They emphasised critical thinking rather than leaders or kings. *1900: a faction seceded as the ⇒ Liberal Party.

Liberal Party

*1901: Augusto Durand left the ⇒ National Union and formed the

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

(''Partido Liberal''). The Liberal Party used to enter into an electoral alliance with liberal conservative Democratic Party.

Liberty Movement

*1987:

Mario Vargas Llosa Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa (born 28 March 1936), more commonly known as Mario Vargas Llosa (, ), is a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist and former politician, who also holds Spanish citizenship. Vargas Ll ...

formed the

Liberty Movement Liberty Movement () was a classical liberal political party in Peru. It was founded in 1987 by people who opposed decrees such as the nationalization of the banking sector in 1986 under the first presidency of Alan García. Instead it advocated ...

(''Movimiento de la Libertad''), a faction agreed to set up an electoral alliance with clerical fascists, thus betraying liberalism. It is still active and has members in the government in exile. *1992:The civil war broke out against Fujimorians and the party organised the government in exile. *2021:The party claimed to have 8 million members.

Fujimorian Union

*1994:

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar de la Guerra (; ; 19 January 1920 – 4 March 2020) was a Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991. He later served as Prime Mini ...

founded the Liberal Union or Fujimorian Union or Liberals and Social Liberals for Fujimoria ("Unión por Fujimoria", UP). *2000: Pérez de Cuéllar resigned. *2001:The party betrayed liberalism and embraced social democracy. *2005:The party embraced Quechuan national socialism. *2006:The party returned to social democracy. *2011:The party embraced Christian national socialism. *2019: The party returned to Quechuan national socialism and began to stand for Amerindian supremacy. It has been proposing to unite all Quechuans in one state. Meanwhile, Liberal Union '94 (UP94) has claimed to remain loyal to the liberal ideals taught by Javier Pérez de Cuéllar.

Liberal leaders

Domingo Elías Jose Quimper Augusto Durand Pedro Beltrán Espantoso Enrique Ghersi

Liberal thinkers

In the

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the following Peruvian thinker is included: *Jose Quimper *Gonzales Prada

References

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